Upstairs at The Wine Room on Park Avenue

Please consider this your invitation to join us on Thursday, March the 8^th for a very special event. As our guest we are very fortunate to have Daniel Baron, Silver Oak’s winemaker. Daniel will be here to conduct an informal tasting of five of his wines which I have listed below. He will be signing the bottles which will be on sale at special prices during that time only.

There is no charge for this great opportunity to taste these excellent wines and to meet the gentleman who makes them and oversees their high quality! It is not absolutely necessary, but we would like for you to RSVP so that we can have an idea as to how many folks to prepare for. Thank you and we’ll see you here on that early Thursday evening, March 8^th.

2010 Twomey Sauvignon Blanc

2006 Silver Oak Cabernet Sauvignon-Napa

2007 Silver Oak Cabernet sauvignon-Alexander Valley

2006 Twomey Merlot-Napa

2009 Twomey Pinot Noir

Wednesday, February 22nd 6:30PM The Wine Vault

$25.00/person

It is difficult to decide whether 2009 or 2010 was the greater vintage for the red wines of Bordeaux. Both vintages were truly outstanding! Much like the superb 2000 vintage, the wines were excellent across the board. It is in such vintages that the wise buyer will look for the many bargains that are available at unbelievable prices to buy by the case. All the 2009s and 2010s listed below will be available for tastings and will be offered at very special prices that evening only. You will notice that all the wines have very good red to purple colors, solid tannin and fine fruit and a touch of oak. These are wines that you can drink young with pleasure and are exemplary with your meals.

2009 Ch. Haut Maginet ……… $14.99/btl.

2010 Ch. Bellevue Rougier ………… $14.99/btl.

2010 Ch. Roustaing ……….. $15.99/btl.

2010 Ch. Vieux Dominique ……. $15.99/btl.

2010 Ch. Guirauton Graves ……… $19.99/btl.

2009 Ch. Thebot ……… $19.99/btl.

2009 Ch. Roland La garde ……… $23.99/btl.

2010 Ch. Guillou Montagne ……… $24.99/btl.

2009  La Fleur d’Or (Sauternes)-Half Bottles …….$19.99/btl.

On several of these wines quantities are limited and if we were to re-purchase them, our prices would be considerably higher. To reserve your places please just e-mail me at david@thewineroomonline.com or call us here at The Wine Room on Park Avenue at 407-696-9463 with your credit card #. Thank you very much and I hope to see you here in the Vault for this once a year tasting & sale!

Beer Happy Hour – Monday through Sunday! $3.00 Yuengling

Mimosas are just $3.00 everyday!

with a Magic Home Game Ticket stub a “free” glass of house wine…*

Offer is valid for 24 hours following any home game!

Wine tasting comes down to personal preference and palate and is a totally subjective experience. It’s both rewarding and fun though to know what flavors you’re tasting, why and how to order a glass you’ll love in the future. What foods we pair with our vin makes a huge difference, as various flavors activate different parts of the palate. Take a look at the diagram below. As you can see, the tongue is segmented into different flavor zones, thereby allowing for unique flavor experiences.

Obviously the two most important senses in taste are smell and taste so let’s start there. Like the tongue and its ‘flavor zones’, the nose is incredibly perceptive when it comes to what scents it picks up and how it takes those in. It interprets odors in the parts-per-million quantity and is able to lift and give names to the qualities of aromas. That’s why you hear wine enthusiasts describe wine with words like peach, chocolate, grapefruit, grass, plum etc. Certainly, those flavors are not physicallypresent in the wine, but the nodes of the wine allude to these flavors. Now the question is, what kinds of flavors do you want to pair with which foods? Good question.

Wine pairing is simply the act of putting together flavors that bring out the best in one another. For example, dark chocolate and deep velvety red wine are often paired together because they compliment and bring out the best in one another. White wine is often paired with fish and chicken, while reds are usually seen with red meat. Personal preference has a lot to do with it and there really is no right or wrong combination. Classic pairings include soft white cheese with light, crisp whites, while reds go hand-in-hand with hard, bolder cheeses.

Take some time and experiment with flavor. Mix up your menu with something new, be it your dish or your glass. Close your eyes and try to experience how  flavors blend and highlight one another. In time, you’ll train your taste buds to describe what you taste and from there, you’ll be able to expertly craft your meals and your orders.

Don’t miss our wine classes in Winter Park with David Black at The Wine Room!

1 grape cluster = 1 glass
75 grapes = 1 cluster
4 clusters = 1 bottle
40 clusters = 1 vine
1 vine = 10 bottles
1200 clusters = 1 barrel
1 barrel = 60 gallons
60 gallons = 25 cases
30 vines = 1 barrel
400 vines = 1 acre
1 acre = 5 tons
5 tons = 332 cases

Kinda fun right? So if you can drink a bottle of wine -and it takes 1 cluster to make 1 glass and 75 grapes to make a cluster, how many grapes can you drink? Tell us about your wine drinking Orlando! Chat about it on our Facebook page too!

That being said, challenge your brain further by taking wine classes Orlando! Learn more about our multi part classes taught by David Black and truly reach your wine potential!